The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-11-23
TIE GRANITE OF GRANTEES.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S GREAT OIrARRl
LEADING 'rIIE WORLD.


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Wi"nsboro 4""rry--iho ">'"nt os The
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The News and Courier announced y.-
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Al oli"r'' Stoh Tor the thorough develop
ment OF the famous grauta uuarries near
Winnsboro. s. G. An n;mnorsans oinro
,f u,o
'.1 NC" ot9nniA''ion' II Sho"F' oe
hoteo' l" that 1t is composed entirely OF
citizens OF this State, who haya thus 4,-
curod thn no,,,,,,,.,,, ,.,,t.,.I ~,
0"'o'' ',io Po'iL"n'n' c"h'4oi "l "h"' A.
everywhere conceded TO hn the finest
known deposit Of gInnifc on thr CONT
pent. Tbe dirccti,o of ,.y.. ;,., &c a.,
oon'p"hy 'S i'ho"iSo i'll local h1ndS, aHa
the capital has been subscribed at home.
| The ENTERPRISE is. therefore of 3, di..
t;,ot,,, L,oal ol,o
''o'o4' ''u'' ~ "-'l u
qulreS to be added that 1t Is one OF The
most important of the MANY now enter
nr;yo, tLo+ lo,.o 1,o, ,.4,,'';-,
i' ''''' il'''0 "ooii '''""ii'iie'' III 'ne
1'''Ve silce tue war TO command tor any
account of its condition and prosDccts
the interest of cvcrv n,o ,ho hoe .,o
-,
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uaU 1ne quarry is, ana what may be
oApoctt" 10 DC compljSllcd II It's deYcl-
oPiicl'' cNh ncS1 oc nSHHttalned, ct
ooutSc' ny V'Sl; 10 tLc grounds, or
Ito.h' whcre IL IS located. visit iur
this purpose Was accordingly made 4 lew
1tyS ago "v NNmoer OF the oliioorsaud
ulrecColS Oh thc company and others, ii.c
P'iy peitS cGo poscu as ioiiows; G"n
S"oolPr i, 10 2lcRilhS, president; Mr. James
"a ifHG''ulhS; secretary ana treasurer;
NJ NJ ,'oni9 h'' 49, mr. NctkIcy ana
1Il. w. ooSSWcli' "k Ct!aNynton; Col. y. {.
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Ta6?itai ~ 'iic iticli,ioilu ani DahVi!'"
"', i'''tiio',' iiie9 ~ .2C"th % oaroilna' and
iol'i oS'.ii'n'iHo ot ne New" ana CoI1ei
, aINao;aI niae Coi,';nIi" "' Nn carry hou, ',i
Ir Pe|'i ''i N'hoig proViuo pJ Con
hiIsheI,' hnts pleasant rido o. an hour end
,i'; =" we P"lSS - PolhI 4 Ic"
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~. ~ "n'i'. !, "',o@c cSToi' l''e fcSS o. Inc
yrol, var 80, ,''' E''''i"' 'o''i "l inspection
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me e., rANr S lNuHoAp.
The ride over the branch railroad ,yas
not without It's own Interesting features
The track is OF the regulation ga,lp.. ana
! the engine looked to be big enough ANA
strong enough to drag n rock bou!doj Of
considerable $40 ont Of it's bed OF ages
or to pull hill up by the roots, if occa
Sloh required. 1t Is not now employed
task at nrcsemt hninn ~ Ioni 'l' t,.n',
granite in tho world from tb. .,Io,,I,,+,.
the Chorlottn T,lun,l,i, KIN N,,,...,
Railroad, distance If nLont rn,,,, ~, -
half miles mo .LrouoI, li,,n I,,il,,,>-,
the ouarrv comnonv and i, Snr,H;,r.,t
peculiar in resucrt f. onndr ~ ,h,. i
runs ND hill and down hin n,l ,L,n,.,,r,
plantations in wov tbot ,,,nr5. t2n
oldest railroad traveller n knn, sn,,so ~,
novelty in this mode ,f nro%n..i,r
Notwithstanding this p,cul,0ritv -, ifs
construction, however, il is snfniv mi
strongly bniit with yin,, =, tI,l -,
traffic that passes over if and thn ei',,,t
of some of its former trestlps Gu,i;n
with a stone whose v.Iue Is rrcknnci Inv
the square inch mirnt w"yI rI0ito ~
envy of the PcnnsylVauio Rai,rood i$snlF
Other railroads ri INV ratn th,t MN
through granite fields Of Heir own srni
many miles TO get the WinnsIorn eIronitn
for the construction of cnjvnrts c no
their lines. and it was eosv 10 inooi},r
that the iron monster that drew the
companys representatives pnve = snort
of proud satisfaction whenever Hn rnH
over the masses OF precious material fiat
level his road across the vallevs
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AT the end of the line the visitors dis
embarked, and found themselves in the
midst of the famous rock beds and Of
scene of life and industry whose interest
and Importance cannot well be eXagger-
ated. From the side OF what may now
hp pollpI fhn main trnni-